Melrose Avenue & East 152nd Street

Melrose Avenue and East 152nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is 560 feet away, and NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, seven of them schools, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Melrose Av/E 152 St · Bx41
Within a walk
29 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Melrose Avenue & East 152nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    760 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe)” (1996) by José Ortega at the 3 Av-149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Melrose Av/E 152 St, 130 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 152 St Bx41
    130 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Melrose Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Melrose Ave & E 154 St 19 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 526 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 152nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 152nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200784 and 219469.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Second Empire, and built between 1871 and 1872.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Firehouse Engine Co. 41.

  1. Fire hat Relief by David Saunders, 1994
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Immaculate Conception School
    570 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    600 feet
  3. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    860 feet
Show all 12
  1. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    860 feet
  2. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    860 feet
  3. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    890 feet
  4. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  5. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,000 feet
  6. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,000 feet
  7. Bronx Haven High School
    1,000 feet
  8. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,140 feet
  9. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    640 feet
  2. Melrose Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    1,240 feet
  2. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet
  2. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    560 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    320 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    860 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 152nd Street or Melrose Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.